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Debt (Details 2) (USD $)
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Feb. 28, 2014
Long-term debt    
Total long-term debt 115,707,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt 192,607,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less current maturities of long-term debt (21,900,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent (96,900,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 93,807,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 95,707,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Unsecured MBFC Loan    
Long-term debt    
Face amount 37,610,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredStateIndustrialDevelopmentRevenueLoanMember
 
Interest rate (as a percent) 2.28%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredStateIndustrialDevelopmentRevenueLoanMember
 
Total long-term debt 35,707,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredStateIndustrialDevelopmentRevenueLoanMember
37,607,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredStateIndustrialDevelopmentRevenueLoanMember
Unsecured MBFC Loan | Base Rate    
Long-term debt    
Variable Rate Basis Base Rate  
Unsecured MBFC Loan | Base Rate | Maximum    
Long-term debt    
Basis spread on variable rate (as percent) 1.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredStateIndustrialDevelopmentRevenueLoanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
 
Unsecured MBFC Loan | LIBOR    
Long-term debt    
Variable Rate Basis LIBOR  
Unsecured MBFC Loan | LIBOR | Maximum    
Long-term debt    
Basis spread on variable rate (as percent) 2.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredStateIndustrialDevelopmentRevenueLoanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
 
Unsecured floating interest rate Senior Notes due June 2014    
Long-term debt    
Face amount   75,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotesFloatingInterestRateTenYearMember
Total long-term debt   75,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotesFloatingInterestRateTenYearMember
Unsecured floating interest rate Senior Notes due June 2014 | LIBOR    
Long-term debt    
Basis spread on variable rate (as percent)   0.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotesFloatingInterestRateTenYearMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Variable Rate Basis   three month LIBOR
Unsecured floating interest rate Senior Notes due June 2014 | Interest rate swaps    
Long-term debt    
Interest rate (as a percent)   6.01%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotesFloatingInterestRateTenYearMember
3.90% unsecured Senior Notes    
Long-term debt    
Face amount 100,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member
 
Interest rate (as a percent) 3.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member
 
Interest rate (as a percent) 3.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member
 
Frequency of principal payment Annual  
Principal payments 20,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member
 
Total long-term debt 80,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member
80,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= hele_UnsecuredSeniorNotes3.90PercentDueJan2018Member